Drinking-glass holder



B. V. CZARNECKI. DRINKING GLASS HOLDER. PPLlcATmn min MAR 1| 1 pggyyPatented July M, 1922.

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Application filed March 11, 1922.

T0 all whom may concern -Be it known that I, BoLnsLaw V. Cmn- NEGKI, acitizen of the United States, residing at Schenectady, in the county ofSchenectady and State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Drinking- Glass Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to holders for drinking glasses and containers ofa similar nature, and has as its object the provision of a holder whichwill firmly support a glass in inverted or up-side-down position andwill contact with but a limited portion of the glass.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder which, by reasonof its simple construction, may be readily and cheaply manufactured, andwhich will, at the same time, be sightly and ornamental.

Other objects of the invention have to do with the more detailedfeatures of construction, and will be apparent from a reading of thefollowing description of the illustrative embodiment of the inventionshown in the accompanying drawings, wherein Fig. l is a frontelevational view of a holder showing a glass in dotted lines,

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view, and

Fig. 3 is a horizontal cross-section on the line 3 3 of Fig. l.

Referring to the drawings for a more detailed description, l0 indicatesa body portion which, preferably, is formed of metal, and is providedwith suitable means whereby the holder may be secured to a support. Inthe present instance, the body portion has ears 11 which,as shown inFig. 2, are substantially Hat and are provided with openings 12 throughwhich some securing means, such as nails or screws, may be passed. Thelower end of the body portion has a downwardly and upwardly extendingspring {inger 13 which is longitudinally curved, as clearly shown inFig. 2, so as to limit the area over which the finger contacts with thewall of the container. This finger is intended to fit within a glass orother article of a similar nature, and to clamp the glass in positionupon the holder.

The body portion of the holder should be provided with. meanscooperating with the spring finger and engaging the outer wall of thecontainer in order to hold the latter in proper position and againstmovement. By reference to Fig. 3 it will be noted that the Specificationof Letters atent.

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body portion has a central longitudinally extending depression letprovided with side walls l5 which are inclined so as to extendsubstantially tangential to the curved wall of a tumbler. By reason ofthe inclination of the walls l5 the tumbler will contact with each wallalong substantially but a single line extending longitudinally of thetumbler. The depression 14 affords a seat for the glass and the twowalls l5 cooperate with the spring finger to prevent lateral movement ofthe glass, the finger clamping the glass in its seat. The entire devicemay be suitably stamped or struck up from a single piece of metal, and,as shown in the drawings, may be of integral or one-piece construction.

By reason of the fact that the holder is adapted to maintain a glass ininverted position, any liquid which may remain in the glass after it iswashed or after use will be permitted to drip therefrom, and, moreover,the inverted position prevents dirt and dust from settling in thecontainer.

By referring to Fig. 3 it will be noted that the bottom of thedepression la issubstantially on a line with and in the same plane asthe ears ll. By reason of this construction the holder may be secured toa wall and the tumbler will be held slightly spaced from the wall,thereby eliminating danger of marring or disfiguring the wall or othersupport, since'the tangential relation of the two sides of the seat tothe tumbler prevents the latter from being pressed to the bottom of theseat by the finger i3.

It should be understood that the detailed showing and description isgiven merely for the purpose of clearly explaining the invention, and isin no sense restrictive thereof, since numerous modifications may bemade in the illustrated and described embodiment of the inventionwithout departing from the scope of the invention, which is moredefinitely set forth in the following claims.

I claim:

l. A holder for containers of the class described comprising a bodyportion having means permitting the holder to be secured to a support, aspring finger on said body portion adapted to project into a containerand to clamp the wall of the container, said body portion beingtransversely curved to form a depression in alignment with said fingeraffording a seat for a portion of the container, the nger clamping thecontainer in said to clamp the Wall of the container, said body portionbeing transversely Curved to form a depression in alignment With saidfinger affording a seat for the container through a substantial portionof its length, the nger clamping the container in said Seat, saiddepression being formed so as to engage the lcontainer along but tvvospaced lines and said finger being longitudinally curved so as to limitthe area oi Contact between the finger and the container Wall.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand'.

BOLESLAW V. CZARNECKI.

